Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
ENE
5
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
33
37
28
16
20
15
31
30
25
34
21
15
24
91
60
55
37
96
93
93
93
83
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:34AM1.68m
2:15PM1.67m
2:29AM1.64m
3:18PM1.66m
3:32AM1.59m
4:21PM1.67m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.18m
8:21PM0.33m
8:40AM0.22m
9:25PM0.34m
9:42AM0.25m
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:43
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7:21
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7:22
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
9
8
11
14
14
13
11
9
8
8
11
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
3
6
9
9
9
6
5
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
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